Keeping It Brief: 21st Century Cures
UPDATE 7/13/15: The House of Representatives voted on H.R. 6 July 10, 2015. It passed with a House majority and put us one step closer to accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of...
View ArticleKeeping It Brief: Funding Cancer Research
When I think about efforts to increase federal funding for research programs, the Ringo Starr lyrics “it don’t come easy, you know it don’t come easy,” play over and over in my mind. While Ringo Starr...
View ArticleKeeping It Brief: Federal Budget and Continuing Resolutions
In the last few days you’ve probably heard the phrase “government shutdown” one time too many. Though this is something we hoped to never experience after the 17-day shutdown in 2013, we almost saw it...
View ArticleKeeping It Brief: NATIONAL GOAL of 80% BY 2018
BACKGROUND Announced at the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) annual meeting in 2013, 80% by 2018 is a movement supported by more than 500 organizations committed to eliminating colorectal...
View ArticleKeeping it Brief: Financial Toxicity
Topic Overview Stress and burden of facing cancer costs is called “financial toxicity” We all know it: cancer is expensive. It’s not a secret that people find it difficult to afford their prescription...
View ArticleKeeping it Brief: Immunotherapy
TOPIC OVERVIEW Immunotherapy (also known as immuno-oncology or IO) is treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s own immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. In the last few decades, it has...
View ArticleKeeping it Brief: Affordable Care Act
UPDATE – JANUARY 2017: There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although Congress is currently working on a replacement plan, you can still secure...
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